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Cruz is a surname of Iberian origin, first found in Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means “cross,” either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog word is rendered to “krus” in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname.
The word "Cruz", as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and topological names. Its origin as a surname particularly flourished after the Alhambra Decree of 1492 and the increasing activities of the Spanish Inquisition, when New Christian families with Crypto-Jewish, Moorish, and/or mixed religious heritage converted to the state-enforced religion of Catholicism and subsequently fashioned and adopted surnames with unambiguous religious affiliation.
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia (born 9 September 1967), better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar, is an Indian actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. He has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times, winning it two times. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the "Khiladi series" as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Mohra (1994), Elaan (1994), Suhaag (1994), Sapoot (1996), Jaanwar (1999).
Later, Kumar also gained fame for his drama, romance, action and comic roles. His performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhadkan (2000), Andaaz (2003) and Namastey London (2007), as well as drama films such as Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005). His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri (2000), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Garam Masala (2005), Bhagam Bhag (2006), Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), and Singh Is Kinng (2008) met with acclaim. In 2007, he starred in four consecutive commercially successful films. Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes, Housefull 2 (2012) and Rowdy Rathore (2012) with both of them grossing over ₹1 billion (US$15 million). His other films like OMG (2012), Special 26 (2013), Holiday (2014), Gabbar is Back (2015) and Airlift (2016) were highly successful critically and commercially. In February 2013, many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumar's films had crossed ₹20 billion (US$290 million) and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so.Box Office India listed Kumar as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian Cinema. Having done so, he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema.
Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz (born December 22, 1970) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Texas. He is a candidate for the Republican nomination for President of the United States, in the 2016 presidential election.
Cruz graduated from Princeton University in 1992, and from Harvard Law School in 1995. Between 1999 and 2003, Cruz was the director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission, an associate deputy attorney general at the United States Department of Justice, and domestic policy advisor to President George W. Bush on the 2000 George W. Bush presidential campaign. He served as Solicitor General of Texas from 2003 to 2008, appointed by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. He was the first Hispanic, and the longest-serving solicitor general, in Texas history. From 2004 to 2009, Cruz was also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, where he taught U.S. Supreme Court litigation.
Cruz ran for the Senate seat vacated by fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, and in July 2012 defeated Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst during the Republican primary runoff, 57%–43%. Cruz then defeated former state Representative Paul Sadler in the November 2012 general election, winning 56%–41%. He is the first Hispanic American to serve as a U.S. senator representing Texas, and is one of three Senators of Cuban descent. Cruz chairs the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Activities, and is also the chairman of the United States Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Space, Science and Competitiveness. In November 2012, he was appointed vice-chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
Actors: Jose Luis Rodriguez (actor), Amador Granados (actor), Bernabé Melendrez (actor), Eleazar Garcia Jr. (director), Eleazar Garcia Jr. (actor), Max Hernandez Jr. (producer), Max Hernandez Jr. (writer), Max Hernandez Jr. (actor), Max Hernandez (producer), Margarito Barajas (actor), Max Hernandez (actor), Soledad Castaneda (actress), Juan Garcia (actor), Roberto Carbajal (actor), Alvaro Esparza (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Paul J. Porter (actor), Jerry G. Angelo (actor), Rubén Blades (actor), Michael Brook (composer), Miguel Sandoval (actor), Bob Corff (miscellaneous crew), Castulo Guerra (actor), Chris Ranney (actor), Hayley Derryberry (actress), Cynthia Gates Fujikawa (miscellaneous crew), Monique Gabriela Curnen (actress), Arron Shiver (actor), Persia White (actress), Jacqueline Roberts (miscellaneous crew), Ryan J. Pezdirc (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Javier Badillo (actor), Javier Badillo (producer), Javier Badillo (director), Javier Badillo (editor), Alyson Drysdale (producer), Emily Chan (producer), Travis Turner (actor), Jason Vaisvila (actor), Jessica Hill (actress), Joshua Larsson (producer), Shayan Bayat (actor), Joshua Larsson (actor), Ridgeway Wilson (actor), Luis Torres-Balao (writer), Luis Torres-Balao (producer),
Plot: When Bruno, a down-on-his-luck single dad tries to connect with his son Brian all he gets are eye-rolls. But when his work at a supervillain corporation gets a management shuffle, and Bruno is forced to destroy his son's favorite superhero, Unbelievaboy, he must decide what his priorities really are - should he save his son's hero, quit his job and reveal his secret identity to his son?
Keywords: superheroActors: Laura Harring (actress), Chris Miller (producer), Miguel Mas (actor), Barbara Eden (actress), Sonya Eddy (actress), Bert Rosario (actor), Roy Werner (actor), Jon McCallum (composer), Tara Price (actress), Paul Keith (actor), Lonnie Hughes (actor), Sherril Schlesinger (editor), Terry L. James (miscellaneous crew), Erick Carrillo (actor), Frank Gallegos (actor),
Plot: Just how far would you go to get financing for your business? Donald Chandler (Roy_Werner) is the owner of a restaurant who suddenly finds himself without a business or a job when his wife leaves him, taking the deed to the eatery with her. Eager to start over, Donald goes into a business partnership with Miguel Sanchez (Gerardo_Mejia), a gardener who was taking care of Donald's lawn until he won a fortune in the lottery. Miguel is willing to front Donald the money to open a new restaurant, but there's a catch -- in exchange, Donald has to marry Catalina (Laura_Elena_Harring), Miguel's beautiful but ill-tempered sister who needs an American husband in order to get a green card and stay in California. Loco Love (produced under the title Mi Casa, Su Casa was the first feature film from director Bryan_Lewis.
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Michael Kiely (miscellaneous crew), John Charles (miscellaneous crew), Salma Hayek (producer), Don Schain (producer), Scott Michael Campbell (actor), Salma Hayek (director), Mare Winningham (actress), Rubén Blades (actor), Peter Fonda (actor), Jeff Olson (actor), Frank Gerrish (actor), David Jean Thomas (actor), Bill Sage (actor), Paul 'Sled' Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), Kate Morrison (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Family,Actors: Edgar J. Scherick (producer), Joseph Sargent (director), Ron White (actor), Kim Roberts (actress), Karen Robinson (actress), Larry Brown (composer), Michael Stevens (actor), Frank Whaley (actor), Martin Roach (actor), Edward James Olmos (actor), Matt Birman (actor), Dean McDermott (actor), Ruby Dee (actress), Lisa Shamata (miscellaneous crew), John 'Frenchie' Berger (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, War,Actors: Lupe Ontiveros (actress), Natalija Nogulich (actress), Danny Trejo (actor), Billy Bob Thornton (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Mike Genovese (actor), Steve Eastin (actor), Delroy Lindo (actor), Benjamin Bratt (actor), Gary Carlos Cervantes (actor), Damian Chapa (actor), Richard Masur (actor), Bill Conti (composer), Taylor Hackford (producer),
Plot: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, accordion, african-american, art-competition, art-gallery, artificial-leg, artist, aryan-brotherhood, aunt-nephew-relationshipActors: Víctor Manuel Mendoza (actor), Arturo Benavides (actor), Victorio Blanco (actor), Crox Alvarado (actor), José Chávez (actor), Mario Cid (actor), Humberto Elizondo (actor), Juan Gallardo (actor), Luis Guevara (actor), Alfredo Gutiérrez (actor), Jesús Gómez (actor), Guillermo Herrera (actor), Regino Herrera (actor), Carlos López Moctezuma (actor), Noé Murayama (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Crime, Drama, War,Actors: Víctor Laplace (actor), Soledad Silveyra (actress), Luisina Brando (actress), Golde Flami (actress), Perla Santalla (actress), Gabriela Gili (actress), Herminia Franco (actress), Nélida Romero (actress), Joaquín Piñón (actor), Juan Carlos Alarcón (actor), Eva Franco (actress), Alma Bressan (writer), Roberto Denis (director), Roberto Fiore (actor), Ana Marzoa (actress),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Víctor Laplace (actor), Soledad Silveyra (actress), Luisina Brando (actress), Golde Flami (actress), Perla Santalla (actress), Gabriela Gili (actress), Herminia Franco (actress), Nélida Romero (actress), Joaquín Piñón (actor), Juan Carlos Alarcón (actor), Eva Franco (actress), Alma Bressan (writer), Roberto Denis (director), Roberto Fiore (actor), Ana Marzoa (actress),
Genres: Drama, Romance,I'm leaving today
Living it, leaving it to change
Slowly drifting into a peaceful breeze
Tongue tied, twisted are all my memories
Celebrating a fantasy come true
Packing all my bags finally on the move
I'm leaving today
I'm living it, leaving it to change
As I'm driving I'm captured by the view
Of so much beauty, the road becomes my muse
The heat is rising and my head soars through the wind
Cool, calm, collective is a child that lost a thing
I'm leaving today
I'm living it, I'm leaving it to change
I'm leaving today
I'm living it, I'm leaving it to change
But somehow I'm missing
I think I really miss it
Don't walk away
And I'm feeling like I've never felt before
Turn down the memories of yesteryears and broken dreams
I'm free, finally free
Slowly drifting into a peaceful breeze
I'm leaving today
I'm living it, leaving it to change
See I'm leaving today
I'm living it, I'm leaving it to change
I'm leaving today (I'm leaving it to change)
Living it, I'm leaving it to change
Living it, leaving it
Said I'm living it, leaving it
Living it, leaving it to change
(I'm leaving it to change)
But somehow I miss it
I think I really miss it
One day